Monthly Archives: April 2014
Doraemon x Akira
by joostay
Doraemon goes head-to-head with Akira at the 2020 Neo-Tokyo Olympic Games Despite being over 30 years old, Katsuhiro Otomo’s manga masterpiece, Akira, still dominates mainstream media today. Talks of a (personally unwelcome) live action film are still underway – and only this month its legendary soundtrack by musical collective Geinoh Yamashirogumi was given a vinyl release and instantly sold out on Bleep.com Now, with the announcement that Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic Games, it seems that Akira has written itself […]
Categories: Art, Music & Culture • Tags: akira, anime, blog, doraemon, ikimasho, japan, kaneda, katsuhiro otomo, manga, olympics, tetsuo, tokyo, tokyo olympics 2020
RABBIT PHOTO SHOOT! / Yokohama, Japan
by joostay
And the award for the cutest thing to ever happen in the history of the world goes to…
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo, Travel: Inside Japan • Tags: animal clothing, cats, chinatown, dumplings, japan, kawaii, pedigree, rabbits, tokyo, yokohama
Fine Dining in Japan
by joostay
King for a day. Or for lunch, at the very least. Indisputably the world capital of gastronomy, Tokyo has more Michelin-starred restaurants than any other city in the world. Eating at these places is an expensive hobby: the average cost of the food alone at high-end restaurants is around 15,000 yen ($150), and at a really high-end place, that figure can double. I was lucky enough to be the guest at a rather special lunch recently. I ordinarily can’t afford to eat this […]
Categories: Daily Life in Tokyo • Tags: asia, cuisine, fine dining, food, japan, michelin stars, soba, tempura, tokyo, top restaurant
IKIMASHO! 